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The study of scam has been carried out, predominantly, from jurisprudence and legal psychology; Introducing the behavioral economic component into studies of fraud and assessing the possible determinants is a novel perspective of analysis incorporated in this article. The objective is to analyze the functioning of the scam as a fraudulent behavior, discerning elements of the scammers and their victims, from an epistemological position focused on forensic psychology, criminology, victimology and behavioral economics. The research is a systematic review of a qualitative, descriptive type, the search and analysis of primary and secondary sources of information is carried out, which are found in databases of high academic impact. Deductive and analytical-synthetic methods are applied. The conclusions highlight the need to continue developing research that delve into the characteristics of the subjects involved in the scam.
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